Farm Business

Virtual home-working has been a learning curve for many agricultural employees, so what lessons can be learned from the journey so far? Danusia Osiowy speaks to three young professionals who have adapted to new working days.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote to my MP asking why he chose to vote down the Agriculture Bill when, in the constituency that he represents, the largest sector of employment is agriculture. Do you know what he said?

Supermarket giant Tesco has come under fire after it demanded price cuts from suppliers in a bid to compete with budget retailers. 

Kelso ram sales has become the latest casualty of Covid-19, with the Border Union Agricultural Society announcing this week that the September event had been cancelled due to public health concerns.

The poorest households in the UK are the least likely to want low standard food to be available as a result of new trade deals, research by Which? has found.

Aldi has become the latest retailer to vow ‘never’ to sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef, as part of its commitment to upholding the UK’s high food standards.

Farm groups have claimed the Chancellor’s pledge to reduce VAT by 15 per cent for the tourism sector will see agritourism ‘fight back’ post Covid-19.

British farmers must not bear the brunt of food price cuts as supermarkets look to win the custom of cash-strapped shoppers feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the NFU has warned.

The sheer power of today’s computers is allowing umpteen years of NMR milk records to be used as predictors of not only pregnancy but disease as well, including TB. Peter Hollinshead talks to NMR managing director Andy Warne about this breakthrough.

The Government’s ‘Pick for Britain’ campaign has been branded a success by officials, despite criticism from growers in recent weeks.